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The Inside Front
Tuesday April 20,1999
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Edwards Campus to hold blood drive tomorrow
For giving an hour of their time and a unit of their blood, donors at tomorrow's blood drive at the KU Edwards Campus will receive a cholesterol check, all the cookies and juice they care to consume and the knowledge that they may might save a life.
The Community Blood Center is planning a blood drive from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the bookstore on the Edwards Campus,12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park.
"it's really a very simple process," said Angie Bartosch, public relations coordinator of the Community Blood Center. Anyone 17 or older who is healthy and weighs at least 110 pounds may donate.
The donation process, which includes a medical history questionnaire and a check of the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and iron level, takes 45 minutes to an hour.
Pereregistration is not required. Those who would like to donate should bring identification such as a driver's license or blood donor card. All units of blood donated will be tested for cholesterol levels, and the results will be mailed to donors.
Bartosh said the No. 1 reason people give for not donating inconvenience. She encouraged those considering donating to think about the recipients.
Sarah Smith Nessel
during talk about what about "When it's someone you care about, you don't want to hear that it's inconvenient." she said.
Man arrested for biting his 7-month-old infant
A 20-year-old Lawrence man was arrested after police were called to his house and found a bite mark on the arm of his 7-month-old infant at 10 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Connecticut Street, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
The child was examined by medical personnel but was not taken to the hospital. Wheeler said that a report of the injury would be sent to the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services for follow-up.
Police were called to the house by family members who said that the man bit his child after arguing with several other people in the house, Wheeler said.
The man's bond was set at $3,500.
Student tries to flee after police check IDs
A KU student attempted to run from police after he was discovered to be carrying what they suspected to be three different forms of false identifica
tion at 12:55 a.m. Saturday at Jack Flanigan's Bar and Grill, 804 West 24th St., said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
Police were conducting a routine bar check when they stopped the student and asked for his identification. The student tried to run through the crowd, but police stopped him. Wheeler said.
He was carrying a Kansas driver's license, a Kansas ID and a Maryland ID, all of which police suspected to be false.
be late.
The student was arrested at 1:03 a.m., but he was released at 4:04 a.m. after posting $500 bond.
Woman arrested for shoving officer at bar
A Lawrence woman was arrested after a Lawrence police officer reported that she pushed him at 12:43 a.m. Saturday at Tremors Night Club, 729 New Hampshire St., said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
The woman appeared to be intoxicated and was asked to leave the bar because she was belligerent and yelling. As an officer was attempting to escort her out of the club, she shoved him in the chest with her hands, Wheeler said.
The woman was arrested 12:43 a.m.
but was released at 4:55 p.m. after
she posted bond.
KU student rolls car into KU safety office's car
A car belonging to the KU Public Safety Office was stuck when a car driven by a KU student rolled into it at 12:47 a.m. Saturday at Constant Avenue and Inving Hill Road, the KU Public Safety Office said.
The student was stopped because the vehicle she was driving didn't have its headlights on.
According to the police report, the student told police that she was driving the car, which had a standard shift transmission, because the passenger was intoxicated.
Because she was unfamiliar with the car she hadn't realized that the car wasn't in park when she stopped, and by the time she realized it, the impact already had occurred.
The cars received minor damage. The driver was not found to be intoxicated.
By Katie Burford
amounts of toxic chemicals exist in the air to increase residents' risk of getting cancer.
For instance, the air in Wichita contains a mixture of 14 toxic chemicals, according to the EPA report. All are known or suspected of causing cancer, ranging from leukemia to breast cancer.
EPA says Kansas air is not completely safe
WICHITA — A controversial new study by the Environmental Protection Agency suggests that none of the air Kansans breathe is 100 percent safe.
Most of the chemicals are estimated to be present at several times the benchmark levels or the levels suspected of causing one additional case of cancer for every one million people exposed.
But some are questioning the study's validity and assertions that enough
Kansas is typical, as the EPA estimates at least 148 toxic chemicals — barely regulated and rarely monitored — exist in each of the nation's 60,803 census tracts.
But because the estimates are based on computer models and not actual tests of the air, state environmental officials are challenging the study's fairness.
STATE
Environmentalists argue that tests taken in the cities that do monitor the air for toxic chemicals show that the models are fairly accurate.
The EPA has not widely released the information, and The Wichita Eagle obtained the results for Kansas' 684 census tracts only after making a Freedom of Information Act request. A census tract contains roughly 4,000 to 5,000 people.
The EPA's study should cause concern but not panic, says Jack Brown, director of environmental health for the Wichita/Sedgwick County Department of Community Health.
NATION
Fires blaze in Everglades near Indian reservation
MIAMI — Smoke turned daylight to darkness yesterday near a fire in the Everglades that has charred about 120,000 acres, prompting authorities to warn some people with respiratory problems to stay indoors.
The smoke blanketed south Florida's main east-west highway, Interstate 75, and forced authorities to keep about 60 miles of it closed. The road, known as Alligator Alley, could be closed for days.
Firefighters had hoped the Miami Canal, which runs about 70 miles from Lake Okeechobee to Miami, would serve as a barrier to keep the flames from advancing farther. But the blaze jumped the canal yesterday and was advancing toward the Miccosukee Indian Reservation. No evacuates were ordered.
Firefighters were trying to keep the flames back at an airboat trail that offers a watery break in the dry sawgrass, said David Stull, an operations specialist with the state Division of Forestry.
The Associated Press
A KU student reported that her debit card was illegally used between midnight Jan. 23 and 11:59 p.m. March 24 in the 1400 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence police said. A charge of $89.85 was made to the card.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's laptop and case were stolen between 7:15 and 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 2200 block of Harvard Road, Lawrence police said. The stolen property was valued at $740.
Three KU students' vehicles collided at 8:16 a.m.
Thursday at 11th and Maine streets, the KU Public Safety Office said. Two cars received minor damage. The other was not drivable.
■ A KU student's car hit a KU visitor's car while she was attempting to make a U-turn into a parking space at 8:25 a.m. Thursday at Jayhawk Boulevard and Poplar Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. The cars received minor damage.
A KU student was cited for leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly hit another student's car and didn't report it at 12:28 p.m. Thursday in lot 72, east of Burge Union, the KU Public Safety Office said police located the student at his resi dence after a witness identified him. Damage to the cars was minor
A digital camera and adaptor belonging to the department of electrical engineering were stolen between 5 p.m. April 9 and 11:30 a.m. April 13 from Room 216 in Nichols Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stolen property was valued at $502.
A KU student's car collided with another KU student's car after the first driver failed to yield the right-of-way at 2:15 p.m. Friday at West 15th Street and Burdick Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. One had minor damage, the other was not drivable.
A KU student was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence after a KU police officer observed him driving left of the center line early Sunday morning on Naismith Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. The police officer confiscated a rifle that was discovered in the car. The student said he didn't know who the rifle belonged to.
Social Security issues, deficit primary goals
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"Right now, 14 cents of every tax dollar is used to pay interest on the national deficit," Moore said.
He said that his party members would try to treat Republicans better than Democrats had been treated when in the minority.
Moore said that he and the Congressional Democrats firmly believed that they would win a majority in the next election.
Phil Stevenson, president of the KU Young Democrats, said that it always was good to hear what the congressman had to say.
"It helps us to be better informed and to keep our members better informed." he said.
Jack Martin, Lawrence junior, said that he liked Moore's question-andanswer approach.
"It's nice to just be able to be talked to rather than talked at." he said.
Moore returned to Washington, D.C., this morning to go back to work after Congress' two week break, during which he also visited a KU communications class and held an education forum at Central Junior High School, 1400 Massachusetts St.
-Edited by Darrin Peschka
ON CAMPUS
Because of a problem, the election for the OAKS—Non-Traditional Students Organization officers was rescheduled. Members can vote from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the front desk of the Organizations and Leadership Office in 400 Kansas Union or at the Student Development Center in 22 Strong Hall. Revoting is necessary. Call Laura Morgan at 864-4064 for more information.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Black Student Union and other umbrella organizations will have information tables from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the main lobby in the Kansas Union. Call Erica Hawthorne at 864-8084 for more information.
Ammesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Brownning at 842-1351 for more information.
- College Republicans will meet at 7 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Call Ward Cook at 331-2705 for more information.
- The International Students Association will present Foreign Film Night at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union as part of International Awareness Week. "El Flor de Mí Secreto" will be shown at 7 tonight and "Cafe au Lait" will be shown at 9 tonight.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries for Bible study and worship. Call Tim Watts at 841-3148 for more information.
■ Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will meet at 7:30 tonight at 3139 Wescoe Hall. Call Wendy Brown at 838-3848 for more information.
■ Asian American Student Union will meet at 8 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center. Call Nellie Kiat at 864-3576 for more information.
Latin American Solidarity will meet at 8 tonight at Alcove F in the Kansas Union. Call Megan Hope at 331-2403 for more information.
Students for a Free Tibet will meet at 8 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Eric Goodman at 841-4670 for more information.
The Pool Boys and various campus ministry organizations will have an evening of praise and worship music at 9 tonight at 3139 Wescoe Hall. Call Mark Flakeus at 832-6250 for more information.
Mark Haskell at 800-2399 for more information.
**Writer's Roosts, sponsored by Writing Consulting:**
Student Resources, will be open today at the following times and locations: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burge Union and at 4003 Wescos Hall, and from noon to 4 p.m. at 4006 Wescos Hall.
Call 864-2399 for more information.
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Job Fair
Monday & Tuesday, April 26 & 27, 4-7pm
7045 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66211
With Universal Underwriters Group, it's simple. As specialty insurers to the automotive industry, we are the largest, most successful company of our kind. We also have the resources of a world-class partner company for our disposal. And now, we have our new employee T.E.A.M. program that makes working at UIG better than ever.
We've opened a new state-of-the-art facility on College Boulevard. Visit our new offices, find out more about UIG, our career opportunities and T.E.A.M. at our upcoming job fair:
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Can't make it to our Job Fair? Please send your resume and salary history to Attn: H.R. Job Fair or fax to 913-644-3251. Universal Underwriter's Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer achieving excellence through diversity.
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